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  • The Golden Arrow, Victoria Station, London 1951

    This is a photo of my father & his sister being taken by their aunt to see the Golden Arrow ("William Shakespeare") at Victoria Station in ... (read more)

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  • The Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea, 1905

    This is an old postcard showing The Broadway in Leigh-on-Sea from about 1905. The view is looking towards St Clement's Church. (read more)

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  • Nanny goes to Trafalgar Square 1954

    This is my Grandmother meeting the pigeons in Trafalgar Square in 1954. I'm not sure I would have wanted to take my gloves off to feed ... (read more)

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  • Great Aunty Madge leaving Cyprus 1945

    This is a photo of my Great Aunty Madge (pictured on left) leaving Cyprus in December 1945 after having spent a couple of years as Headmistress ... (read more)

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  • Nanny on the piano, Dudley Training College, 1930

    Aged 16 I started work - we had no choice about what work we did just had to get a job! I played the piano and ... (read more)

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  • Grandpa playing cricket in the alley 1918

    This is a photo of my Grandfather playing cricket in the alleyway behind his house in St John's Rd, Doncaster (Balby). It was probably taken about ... (read more)

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  • Nanny on the piano, Dudley Training College, 1930

    My Grandmother playing the piano for some of her pals at Dudley Training College in 1930. Although her name was Dorothy, she soon earned the nickname ... (read more)

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  • Dudley Training College, Rag Week 1930

    Some of the students of Dudley Training College (where my grandmother was studying to be a teacher) all dressed up & ready to go out to ... (read more)

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  • Steam train & harvest, Norton Le Moors

    This is a photo of the wheat being harvested at Outclough Farm in Norton-Le-Moors, Staffordshire, whilst a steam train chugs past in the background. The train ... (read more)

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  • Bringing in the cows for milking. 1978

    This is a photo of me taken during a 3 week holiday in Upper Weare, Somerset in 1978. I stayed with my parents in a cottage ... (read more)

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  • Piccadilly Circus, London 1920's

    Piccadilly Circus looking towards Shaftesbury Avenue (read more)

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  • Outclough Farm, Whitfield, Norton Le Moors

    My Great (x3) Grandmother, Jane Machin had been the wife of a farmer called John & they lived at Ashmore House in Rushton James. John died ... (read more)

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  • The Savoy Cinema in Teddington c1940's

    This is a photo of the Savoy Cinema in Teddington which was closed down in 1960. (read more)

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  • St Helen's Road, Pennington, Leigh c1910

    This is a photo of the St Helen's Road at Pennington in Leigh from about 1910. The row of trees on the left is now where ... (read more)

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  • The Old Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich 1907

    This is a photo of the old hospital in Ipswich from 1907 which is now called Anglesea Heights & is used as a residential & nursing ... (read more)

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  • Lifeboat Inn, Eastoke, Hayling Island 1930's

    This is a photo taken on Sea Front at Eastoke on Hayling Island in the 1930's. It shows Eastoke as it was before it was developed. ... (read more)

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  • Hampton Hill High Street 1908

    This is a photo from 1908 of Hampton Hill High Street. The main building is now a Barclays Bank & the railings & buildings beyond the ... (read more)

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  • Hampton Hill High Street 1906

    This is a photo from 1906 of Hampton Hill High Street. Not a great deal has changed since. Note the spire is still on top of ... (read more)

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  • The Grotto Hotel, Twickenham 1906

    This is a photo of The Grotto Hotel from 1906. It stood on Cross Deep, Twickenham at the corner of Pope's Grove until it was destroyed ... (read more)

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  • Fulwell Road, Teddington c.1915

    This is a photo of Fulwell Road in Teddington about 1915 (read more)

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  • The Wesleyan Chapel, Hampton Rd, Teddington 1910

    This is a photo from about 1910, of the Wesleyan Chapel that stood at the junction of Hampton Rd & Stanley Rd in Teddington. It was ... (read more)

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  • Great Great Grandparents on Morecambe Pier 1926

    This is a photo of my Great Great Grandparents John & Mary Whitley taking in the sea air on Morecambe Pier in 1926. This is the ... (read more)

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  • Nanna in Bournemouth 1936

    This is a photo of my Grandmother, Constance on the seafront at Bournemouth whilst on holiday in 1936. This is where she met my Grandfather & ... (read more)

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  • Congleton awaits the King & Queen in 1913

    This is a photo of the well to do of Congleton outside the Town Hall, waiting for the arrival of King George & Queen Mary on ... (read more)

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  • Esplanade Row East, Chowringhee, Calcutta 1904

    This is an old postcard showing a scene on Esplanade row East, Chowringheee in Calcutta (Kolkata) from 1904 (date of postage). Amongst the businesses that are ... (read more)

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